ILM'S TOP 77 TRACKS of 2011 (Los resultados!)

Hmmm, now that I think of it, one of my favourite singers of all time, Grace Jones, was a model before she became a musician. So I guess it is possible, just not very common.

I do not like the music made by Jennifer "Hussein" Lopez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkQktTPqgcw

can't watch videos on this comp, how many times does she say POT LEDOM on that track

Rachel Stevens wasn't a celebrity turned singer, S Club 7 just launched with a tv show

Cristina, Carla Bruni, Grace Jones...more models should make music.

Stars Are Blind also 'inspired' the excellent eponymous Zhanna Friske single that promted Russia's biggest music station to introduce a special 'Plagiarist Of The Year' award at their annual awards show.

I'd never realised this record was actually by Rihanna before, it barely even sounds like her, like all trace of personality in her voice has been sanded away. Song isn't much cop either.

You guys are going to regret being so charitable when Calvin Harris becomes American pop's ubiquitous go-to crossover producer.

a real good finish yesterday
nice to see nyan cat place nicely too

i can't wait for the crazy frog cover

Can I just mention that I love how Moka just casually threw Radiohead in there with Rebecca Black and an animated cat gif?

I'd never realised this record was actually by Rihanna before, it barely even sounds like her, like all trace of personality in her voice has been sanded away. Song isn't much cop either.

You guys are going to regret being so charitable when Calvin Harris becomes American pop's ubiquitous go-to crossover producer.

― Matt DC, Thursday, 26 January 2012 09:46 (11 minutes ago) Permalink

Yup - sounds like the kind of thing anyone could do. Reminds me a bit of Kelis's dance excursions from a year or two ago.

Kelis at least actually sounded like Kelis though.

Can I just mention that I love how Moka just casually threw Radiohead in there with Rebecca Black and an animated cat gif?

What Internet meme did Radiohead produce?

Dancing Thom Yorke.

Link?

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thom-yorke-dance-remixes

Thanks!

Upon viewing the vids, I'd say Dancing Thom Yorke is indeed the most positive thing Radiohead has ever given to the world.

Is Lotus Flower likely to place in this?

Don't really know what the big indie rock songs were this year for ilxors that are into that sort of thing. Holocene? County Line?

Holocene wasn't even on the nominations list, otherwise I'd say yes. Not that kind of year, especially not in ILX terms. Would you call Midnight City indie-rock? If so then that.

Holocene wasn't even on the nominations list

No wonder the guy sounds so sad.

EMA's California is another one I guess.

I didn't know California was so popular. Pretty much all the guitar rock bands I voted for (Fucked Up, Yuck, Joy Formidable) have placed in one form or another. Maybe not for singles, but albums we might expect PAnda Bear, St Vincent, When Saints Go Machine, Tom Waits, Kurt Vile and a few others...

If "I Be Beastin'" doesn't place, I'm a punch haters up in they jaw.

Not looking forward to Boring Ivor placing... I wonder who's more likely to send me to sleep first - Grizzly Bear or him.

Is Lotus Flower likely to place in this?

― Derartu Cthulhu (NickB), Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:47 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Pffff...

If I'd voted for anything off KoL it would've been Limb By Limb or Give Up The Ghost.

I didn't know California was so popular

Yeah, I have no idea really, just thinking of acts that were high in the pfork list that have some sort of ilx following. Only indie rock thing I voted for was Wild Beasts iirc, but don't really expect to see them here today.

Forgot about Wild Beasts. Whenever I listen to that album it just sounds like a whispier non-electronic version of When Saints Go Machine. I'm honestly starting to believe all those columnists who write "rock'n'roll is dead" articles, because really - what is out there that's really making an impact and pushing things forward without "interesting-up" with electronic sounds.

These New Puritans are my benchmark for indie bands pushing things forward as you put it, but obviously they've dumped the whole basic guitar band format. No releases from them in 2011 though.

Yeah, I mean I have no problem with rock-format music being supplemented by electronica - in fact it's staple listening-fodder for me. WSGM, Jon Hopkins & King Creosote, Console, Panda Bear, John Maus - all good stuff. But I do wonder if guitar-pop as we know it is actually over for now? I think this dearth is what's brought on this recent spate of metal and hardcore listening in me because once you replace all the live instruments in a song with electronic sounds, you're essentially swapping roughness/organic-ness(?) with cleanly precision. I love the latter, but sometimes rock songs still need that margin of human error. Think that's why I was so hypnotised by Weekend Nachos the other day - it was like going out to live in the woods after a month sat indoors playing video games.

I was really really pulling for the Dirtbombs and Toro y Moi to make this countdown

I didn't think the Dirtbombs record was as good as it ought to have been. Filed it in my "Failed Experiments" drawer. Still never check out Toro Y Moi - think the chillwave tag always put me off.

We'll I've given up on the Dirtbombs placing here at least (but you're wrong obv); idk why but I still am holding out hope that Stil Sound mivht break top 20, though when I posted that last night I was met with stony silence and that's not really a good sign...

I have that TYM record and I have no idea which track Stil Sound even is, so good luck with that Drugs

Ha! Thanks

see ya at number one, will young

There'll be loads of guitar music in the albums list, enough handwringing already.

Yeah but it's all gonna be shit.

;-p

Arctic Monkeys ftw

hey!

so it turns out that our esteemed presenter Johnny Fever is having a birthday today. Happy birthday man & thanks for all the hard work!

hb jf!

save us, johnny

Yeah, I'm sure there's things you'd rather be doing today than feed a hungry pack of poll watchers. HB!

Yeah, I mean I have no problem with rock-format music being supplemented by electronica - in fact it's staple listening-fodder for me. WSGM, Jon Hopkins & King Creosote, Console, Panda Bear, John Maus - all good stuff. But I do wonder if guitar-pop as we know it is actually over for now? I think this dearth is what's brought on this recent spate of metal and hardcore listening in me because once you replace all the live instruments in a song with electronic sounds, you're essentially swapping roughness/organic-ness(?) with cleanly precision. I love the latter, but sometimes rock songs still need that margin of human error. Think that's why I was so hypnotised by Weekend Nachos the other day - it was like going out to live in the woods after a month sat indoors playing video games.

The gigantic logical flaw in this argument is the idea that all electronic sounds on a record are sequenced rather than played through a MIDI instrument and all loops are perfectly quantized (the Jamie XX/GSH album undercuts both of these ideas IIRC) (also the Jamie XX/GSH album was terribad)

goooooooooooo music

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6483659381_8440820b3c.jpg

hb, jf

Needs actual Pop Tart.

(also the Jamie XX/GSH album was terribad)

ha i'm so glad someone agrees on this. i don't think it was DREADFUL but it was negligible and gigantically overrated due to the double name factor

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHNNY FEVER what better present could there possibly be than the top 20

usually it's customary for people w/ birthdays to receive presents and not spend their whole day giving them